Central City Trail & White Oak Hill Trail via Wapsi-River Nature Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Central City Trail & White Oak Hill Trail via Wapsi-River Nature Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Pinicon Ridge County Park near Central City, IA. It climbs 354 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Central City Trail & White Oak Hill Trail via Wapsi-River Nature Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 817–961 ft
Out & Back · Pinicon Ridge County Park
Trailhead: Woodpecker Connector · 42.21380, -91.54345
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 69°F / low 58° · precip 95% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woodpecker Connector, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Woodpecker Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto White Oak Hill Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto White Oak Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wapsi-River Nature Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Central City Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach White Oak Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Wapsi-River Nature Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Oak Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White Oak Hill Connector, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Woodpecker Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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